Edgely Community Protection and Transparency Act

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Republican · PA · Representative

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• Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)Original· 2026-09-03

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2026-09-03

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10261 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10261 To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require additional information and analysis in environmental impact statements prepared for major Federal actions that involve the acquisition of private property. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require additional information and analysis in environmental impact statements prepared for major Federal actions that involve the acquisition of private property. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Edgely Community Protection and Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR FEDERAL ACTIONS THAT INVOLVE THE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. Section 106(b)(1) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336(b)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``An agency shall issue'' and inserting the following: ``(A) In general.--An agency shall issue''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) Actions that involve the acquisition of private property.--If an agency is required to prepare an environmental impact statement under this Act for a proposed agency action that involves the acquisition (including through the exercise of eminent domain) of private property, the agency shall-- ``(i) identify in the environmental impact statement an estimate of the acreage or other measure of private property anticipated to be acquired for the proposed agency action and each alternative to the proposed agency action analyzed in the environmental impact statement; and ``(ii) if the environmental impact statement identifies a preferred alternative-- ``(I) identify whether the preferred alternative results in the least amount of acquisition of private property compared to the proposed agency action and the other alternatives to the proposed agency action analyzed in the environmental impact statement; and ``(II) include in the environmental impact statement an analysis of how public comments regarding the acquisition (including through the exercise of eminent domain) of private property were taken into account when identifying the preferred alternative.''. <all>

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